. Philadelphia and its environs . ollowing pages these areenumerated, including many ofthe most prominent industrialestablishments which form suchan important feature in the in-terests of this city. Commencing at the old NavyYard, recently purchased fromthe Government by the Penn-sylvania Railroad Companyfor one million dollars, thepoints along the DelawareRiver are mentioned. The huge yet elegant build-ings of the Franklin Sugar Re-finery, at Delaware Avenue andAlmond Street, a short distanceabove the old Navy Yard, form aconspicuous object, and cannotfail to attract the visitors atten-tion.
. Philadelphia and its environs . ollowing pages these areenumerated, including many ofthe most prominent industrialestablishments which form suchan important feature in the in-terests of this city. Commencing at the old NavyYard, recently purchased fromthe Government by the Penn-sylvania Railroad Companyfor one million dollars, thepoints along the DelawareRiver are mentioned. The huge yet elegant build-ings of the Franklin Sugar Re-finery, at Delaware Avenue andAlmond Street, a short distanceabove the old Navy Yard, form aconspicuous object, and cannotfail to attract the visitors atten-tion. As might be supposed, theDelaware, with its broad stream,deep channel, and abrupt bank,is the chosen home of the ship-ping interest, while the Schuyl-kill is still waiting for the timeto come when its shores will beneeded to relieve the easternwharves; its waters, however,are now largely employed inthe shipment of petroleum. Above the old Navy Yardare the grain wharves of thePennsylvania Railroad, with alarge elevator overlooking. 98 PHILADELPHIA AND ITS ENVIRONS. them; and from th ese to Kensington there is a constant succession of shipping wharves, many of which have great local fame. Among these are Spruce Streetwharf, the great oyster depot;Dock Street wharf, famous forpeaches; Chestnut and Market,the great passenger wharves, wherewe may take boats up or down theriver or across to Camden ; VineStreet wharf, the terminus of theCamden and Atlantic Railroad,whence in summer-tune thousandsdepart daily for a run down to thebeach, To cool them in the sea ; Willow Street wharf, which is oneof the termini of the ReadingRailroad, and near to which theextensive freight depots of theReading and the North Penn-sylvania roads stand harmoniouslyside by side; and Poplar Streetwharf, with its huge stacks oflumber, covering acres of of the most extensive of theseyards is represented in the accom-panying view; Smith & HarrissLumber Yard, at Coates Streetwharf, is also shown. In th
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